Chapter One - A Relationship Shattered
Author: Sezza
Disclaimer: I own nothing but this fic
Spoilers: None, this is completely AU
Couple: M&M Candy of course
Rating: PG may get higher
Summary: To make him happy she must do the one think she never thought she would.
Author’s note: This fic is full of angst so watch out but don’t
worry; our favourite Candy couple get it right in the end. Also I got this idea
the episode Significant others so the bowling incident is used.
Distribution: Ally’s site, Belit’s site, Candy is Dandy, Kraving
Candy and Fanfiction.net. If you want it all you have to do is ask.
Email: sezza43@hotmail.com
Maria watched as Michael laughed and joked around with his friends. He was at the local bowling ally with Kyle and some of his work mates at the academy. He had just scored a strike and looked so happy. Just as he went to high five Kyle, Kyle turned and saw Maria watching them through the door. Maria motioned for Kyle to keep his mouth shut and to not let Michael know that she was there. Kyle knew that she’d be upset and angry because Michael blew her off. They were supposed to be having a romantic dinner that Michael had been promising for a month now but he told her that something at work came up so they’d have to do it another night. Maria had called the station earlier to see how Michael was doing but Deputy Hanson had informed her of the competition down at the Bowling ally. Maria arrived to see him happy and all the anger inside her left. He was happy and so was she. It made her happy to know that he was. There dinner could wait. Sure she was angry that he lied but if he apologised then she’d forgive him. She loved him and only wanted him to be happy. She left soon after and went home to await the arrival of her lover.
Back at the comp
“Kyle dude we won,” Michael beamed
“Yeah man I know it’s so cool. We beat those suckers into the ground.” Kyle said also reaping the happiness.
“Yeah dude, god this day has been great. Nothing bad happened at work, now this, all I need to do is go home, make love to Maria and this day would be perfect.” Michael smiled. He couldn’t wait to go home to his love. They had been going out for 3 years now, since there last year in high school. They lived together and Maria had just finished college to be an interior designer while he went to the police academy with Kyle. He was currently a rookie cop. He never thought that at the age of 21 his life would be this great.
“Ah man I don’t think you want to go home expecting sex.” Kyle warned
“Why?” Michael asked wondering why Kyle was all of a sudden warning him.
“Well she motioned not to tell you but I thought I’d give you a heads up. When you scored that last strike I saw Maria by the doors. So my guess is that she found out you lied and man did she not looked pleased.” Explained Kyle
“Great just great. Dude can I crash on your couch tonight?” Michael asked picking up his bag.
“Yeah why?”
“I’m not going home to have Maria bitch at me. This has been a good day and I don’t want anything to ruin it.” Michael told him hoisting his bag into the boot.
“Whatever dude but I think that you should go home, I mean it’s just gonna make her more pissed.”
“Yeah well I’ll deal with it tomorrow.” Michael decided.
“Are you gonna call her?” Kyle asked.
“Nah she’ll just yell over the phone. You know how it is. I’ll talk to her tomorrow.” He replied.
At the house
Maria had been waiting for 3 hours and still no sign of Michael. She wanted him to come home so that she could tell him that it was ok that he wanted a night out with the boys. That it was ok for him to be happy without having to lie about it. But he hadn’t. The game was ending as she left so he still wouldn’t be there and she called the local bar to see if he stopped by but the owner Max had told her he hadn’t seen him. She was about to give up when she remembered he was with Kyle so she rang his phone.
“Valenti.”
“Hey Kyle, it’s Maria.”
“Maria, oh… ah… hey how are you doing?” asked Kyle over the phone nervously. Michael had gone to sleep and said that if she rang to tell her he was going to be home in the morning.
“I’m fine, is Michael with you?”
“Yeah but he’s asleep.”
“Oh, why didn’t he call to say he was staying the night?”
“Ummm, Look Maria---“
“What is it Kyle. Tell me please.”
Kyle looked over at Michael, how could he not tell her, she was his best friend. He knew her before he met Michael. Actually that’s how those two had met. Maria had met Michael first because he was the new kid at school and introduced him to Kyle and since then all three had been the best of friends. “Maria he’s not coming home tonight.”
“What why?”
“Maria, Michael had a really good day and I sort of told him that you had found out about the bowling match and he—“
“Didn’t want me to ruin it.” She finished.
“Maria…”
“No it’s ok. He thought that I’d just yell at him and then poof, good mood gone right.”
“Maria…”
“No Kyle I’m fine. Just tell him I’ll see him in the morning ok?”
“Ok, Bye Maria.”
“Bye.”
Kyle looked at his phone before hanging it up. She had sounded so hurt. He just hoped that she would be ok.
Maria sat by the bed she shared with Michael. She couldn’t believe it.
He didn’t want to come home. Because of her he didn’t want to come
home. She remembered earlier that night when she had seen him. Come to think
of it he had never laughed like that around her. He had never been so alive
so happy. Maria looked over to a photo of her and Michael on there graduation
day. For so long she had thought that he had been happy with her but she realised
that he hadn’t. She knew he loved her but he wasn’t happy with her.
All she ever wanted was for Michael to be happy. Maria had made up her mind
at that moment. She was going to make sure that the rest of Michael’s
life was a happy one, and if it didn’t include her then so be it. She
loved Michael too much to see him settle for a life that he didn’t want.